Bulletin Number Five 1983

Dr. the Hon. Francis Y.H. T ien , OBE, L LD (Hon )， JP Hong Kong as a manufacturing and exporting centre o f textiles owes much to the Hon. Francis Yuen-hao Tien, who learned the trade from two older centres, Shanghai and Manchester, and devoted his expertise and creativity to making Hong Kong one o f the master mass-tailors o f the world. It was he who, taking gar­ ment manufacturing seriously as a science and an art, introduced to Hong Kong, among other innovations, the new technology o f permanent press. Outstanding among his past public services were Chairmanship o f Hong Kong Garment Manufacturers Association, 1963-79 ， and o f Clothing Industry Training Board, Hong Kong Training Council ， 1972-82; and Vice- Chairmanship o f Hong Kong Trade Development Council, 1970-75. The long list o f his membership o f various industrial and commercial organizations over the past years testifies to the range and depth o f his commitments to the community. For more than ten years un til 1977 he had, as leader and adviser, served Hong Kong Government Textile Delegations to U.S.A., Canada, France, West Germany, Switzer­ land, Sweden, Belgium, and United Kingdom. In fact he has been one o f our super-salesmen who kept trotting the globe to promote our products. A t present Dr. Tien is Managing Director o f Manhattan Garments lim ited as well as director o f many other concerns. Since 1974 he has been Un­ official Member o f Legislative Council. His other public duties include Chairmanship o f Vocational Training Council (VTC) since 1982, Clothing Industry Training Board, VTC since 1982, and The Clothing Industry Training Authority since 1975. Dr. Tien graduated from Henry Lester Institute o f Technical Education, Shanghai w ith a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, and was further educated at Metropolitan Vickers, Manchester, and Manchester College o f Technology. Apart from such honours as JP o f Hong Kong, 1967 ， MBE, 1971 ， and OBE, 1973, he has also been awarded Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal, 1977 ， and Honorary Distinguished Citizen, The State o f Washington, U.S.A., 1978. The Chinese University o f Hong Kong is grateful to him not only for his membership on the University Council since 1978 and Chairmanship o f the Advisory Board on Extramural Studies since 1977 ， but also for his generous donation o f part o f the construction cost o f the 300-bed student hostel, Grace Tien Hall. In recognition o f his solid accomplishments, Mr. Chancellor, I request Your Excellency to award the Hon. Francis Yuen-hao Tien the degree o f Doctor o f Social Science, honoris causa. 6 NEWS